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FHA agrees with Maryland’s Transportation Authority on the location of a new Bay Bridge span alongside the existing two. Photo: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program

FEDS GREENLIGHT 3RD BAY BRIDGE SPAN ROUTE

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he Federal Highway Administration has given preliminary approval to Maryland’s plans to build a new Chesapeake Bay Bridge near the existing two spans that cross between Annapolis and Kent Island.

CITY DOCK PROJECT GETS $300,000 BOOST

BY KATHY KNOTTS

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ith the Pride of Baltimore II and Watermark’s Harbor Queen in the background, federal and local officials announced an infusion of federal funds to help protect Annapolis’ City Dock from rising sea levels.

On Earth Day, April 22, U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes and Annapolis Mayor Gavin Buckley gathered with state Sen. Sarah Elfreth, Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman and members of the Annapolis City Council to share the news of federal funding for flood protection, stormwater management and resiliency measures at City Dock and highlighted other investments to combat the effects of climate change and sea level rise.

“As the result of climate change, homes and businesses of Annapolis residents flood repeatedly each year,” said Sarbanes. “The federal investments highlighted today will support the City of Annapolis’ extensive revitalization projects, strengthen the Annapolis City Dock against coastal flooding and help to secure the local economy and community for the future.”

Sarbanes said $300,000 in federal funds will help the city pay for planning, public outreach, design elements and other features to get the City Dock project moving. “We have the opportunity at the federal level to identify

The agency’s “record of decision” sides with the Maryland Transportation Authority’s preference for the crossing’s location. Before settling on the final corridor, the transportation authority, which operates the two existing bridges, evaluated 14 alternative corridors ranging nearly 100 miles from the northern community projects we believe deserve funding with federal resources. We don’t make those decisions lightly, it’s based on very careful assessment of proposals brought before us.”

Joining the group of elected officials was local businessman Ryan Lamy, owner of Pip’s Dock Street Dogs who has witnessed the nuisance flooding in downtown. Lamy said flooding events caused his business to close-sometimes for a few hours, sometimes for days --until 2019 when the Annapolis Department of Public Works installed temporary pumps into the storm drains.

Instead of 45 to 60 flood days per year, Lamy has only had a handful of clo-

tip of the Bay to the Virginia state line.

The latest move concludes the first phase in the two-phase environmental study required for large projects under the National Environmental Policy Act. The first phase was a “high-level” review that examined impacts within a 2-mile-wide corridor. More details, in-

“These changes and protections have been needed for more than a generation.”

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The planned overhaul at City Dock would include a resiliency barrier and deployable flood protection measures. Rendering courtesy of AMRP.

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cluding an exact route, won’t be settled until a Tier 2 study is complete.

The new bridge is expected to cost $8.9 billion, according to the study. Choosing a bridge-tunnel hybrid would add $3 billion–$5 billion to that price tag.

The project’s future is up in the air. The state still hasn’t set aside funding for the second phase of the study, which would likely cost several million dollars. The first phase, begun in 2017, cost $5 million.

Politics is likely to factor into what comes next. Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, one of the project’s main advocates, is set to step down from office in January 2023 because of term limits.

A new Bay crossing faces strong opposition from many environmental groups and from one of the counties it would traverse. Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman questioned the study’s traffic-growth projections, pointing to the expansion in telecommuting amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study identified the existing bridge route as the “environmentally preferable alternative,” citing its shorter distance over open water (4 miles) and the other routes’ potential disruption to communities on the Eastern Shore.

The study also considered a no-build option as well as mass transit and operational alternatives. It concluded that none of the mass transit options would suffice on their own. But it suggested that three could be retained for further study “in combination” with a vehicle bridge during the Tier 2 process: traffic operation improvements, bus rapid transit and a vehicle-carrying ferry service. sures for flooding since the pumps were installed.

Sarbanes said he has seen the impact himself. “I’ve seen the tidal flooding, the sunny day flooding. I was here when we had the storm surge that produced a significant impact at City Dock. A week doesn’t go by without us seeing and understanding the need and urgency for this project.”

The city plans a $40 million revitalization effort which includes raising the City Dock area about six feet, the installation of pumps, floodgates, and the creation of a green public space for events.

Together with the rebuild of Hillman Garage, these will be the largest infrastructure projects in municipal history.

The garage is set to close May 2 and will take about 14 months to rebuild, said Buckley. The City Dock project is slated to begin in 2023.

“As the result of climate change, homes and businesses of Annapolis residents flood repeatedly each year,” said Sarbanes. “The federal investments highlighted today will support the City of Annapolis’ extensive revitalization projects, strengthen the Annapolis City Dock against coastal flooding and help to secure the local economy and community for the future.”

“These changes and protections have been needed for more than a generation,” said Buckley. “We have worked to find the funding and to help our residents and businesses understand the importance of this work to preserve our historic city and secure our future.”

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The 2021-2022 wild oyster harvest was the highest it’s been in 35 years. Photo: Dave Harp.

MD OYSTER HARVEST REACHES 35-YEAR HIGH

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aryland waterman enjoyed the best wild oyster season last fall and winter that they’ve had in 35 years, according to preliminary state data, a possible sign the keystone Chesapeake Bay species finally may be recovering from the diseases that began ravaging them in the 1980s.

About 511,000 bushels of oysters were landed in the six-month season that ended March 31, according to a still-incomplete tally from the state Department of Natural Resources. That’s the best harvest since 1986–87, near the beginning of an outbreak of MSX and Dermo that for years afterward killed off most oysters before they could grow to marketable size.

“You couldn’t ask for a better season,” said Jeff Harrison, a Talbot County waterman. He and many others were generally able to catch their limits, often well before each day was over. The bounty continued throughout the season, he said, and the price they got paid for their harvest remained strong, too.

Chris Judy, DNR’s shellfish director, called the wild harvest last season “a notable increase” over the previous year’s, which produced 333,000 bushels.

Judy attributed the jump to a few successive years of good natural reproduction, including the third highest count in 2020 of juvenile oyster “spat” in the state’s annual fall survey of oyster reefs.

Those bumper crops of baby oysters, he added, were “followed by good survival

that allowed growth to market size.”

Virginia harvest figures for the season are not yet available, but Andrew Button, deputy shellfish manager for the state Marine Resources Commission, said that the oyster population has increased to record numbers there based on annual reef surveys.

As MSX and Dermo drove the wild harvest down in both states, Maryland’s landings hit a record low of 27,000 bushels in 2003–04. But the diseases have since abated and haven’t caused significant a die-off for years.

Record rainfall in 2018–19, though, lowered salinity in the Bay and its rivers, curbing oyster growth and reproduction and even killing oysters in some places. Maryland and Virginia both imposed harvest restrictions, reducing daily bushel limits. Virginia also shortened its season by a month, while Maryland banned harvests on Wednesdays, reducing the workweek to four days.

The salinity has since rebounded, and DNR’s juvenile spat count in 2020 was the best in more than two decades. The agency lifted its Wednesday harvest ban in 2021 while retaining the lower daily bushel limits.

Virginia did not ease any of the curbs on its wild fishery, which Button said has meant that, lately, the state’s wild harvest has not grown as much as Maryland’s.

The same weather and water conditions in 2020 and 2021 that helped the wild oyster stock reproduce and grow also aided Maryland oyster farmers, who saw their harvest from leased bottom reach a record 90,029 bushels last year, surpassing its previous high of 73,000 bushels in 2017, according to DNR data.

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“It’s a good time for oyster farmers,” said Scott Budden, co-owner of Orchard Point Oyster Co. The increase in Maryland’s wild harvest gave Mike Wilberg some satisfaction. The fisheries scientist with the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science helped to lead a computer-driven stock assessment of the oyster population for DNR. Factoring in reams of historical and recent data, the scientists’ mathematical model had projected the harvest this past season would be nearly 500,000 bushels.

“You’d expect the fishery to show a response after a stellar spat set year,” Wilberg said. “The question then becomes, what’s going to happen in future years?”

Rachel Dean, who oysters in Calvert County, said she wouldn’t mind seeing the daily bushel limits restored to what they had been in 2018.

“If we needed to take cuts when things were down,” she said, “then the opposite should be true when things are up.”

But Dorchester County waterman Bubby Powley and a few others said they’re not anxious to return to more relaxed catch limits.

“We’re happy where it’s at,” he said.

“Right up to the last day, people were catching their limits. … It’s better for the market. It stretches things out.”

Harrison, the Talbot County waterman, said there’s no evidence now that the population is being overfished, something scientists had warned was happening to a significant degree just a few years ago. Not only have there been more oysters to harvest, he noted, but they’re bigger on average.

“It shows the areas are sustaining themselves,” he said. Now, he added, “there’s an opportunity to grow our industry, if we could just work it out with the environmental people.”

Another bumper crop of baby oysters this summer could help sustain the current harvest or even nudge it higher, Wilberg suggested.

“One of the big factors in all of this is we haven’t had a severe disease event in 20 years now,” Wilberg said, “so I credit the recovery of the oyster population a lot to that.”

Next year, Wilberg said, the model projects a harvest in the range of 350,000–400,000 bushels.

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Vince Bruce, Claire O’Neill, Maria Swann, employees at Anne Arundel Dept. of Public Works. Photo: Susan Nolan.

DPW Keeps the Water Flowing

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lush a toilet. Wash your hands. Fill a coffee pot. Shower. Brush your teeth.

Most of us use several gallons of water each morning before leaving the house.

And we do so without giving it much thought. Yet, Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works delivers 13 billion gallons of clean water to more than 118,000 customers each year.

“Most people don’t really think about public utilities until something goes wrong,” says Vince Bruce, “and we work hard to make sure that doesn’t happen.”

Bruce, a native Annapolitan, has been working as an electrical technician within the Department of Public Works Bureau of Utility Operations for five years. The CAT-South graduate says he comes by the work naturally. “My dad works for the Department of Public Works too, and my grandfather was an electrician.”

In March 2020, everyday life became different—and more difficult for everyone, including utility workers.

“In the beginning, it was scary,” Bruce says, recalling when COVID-19 first hit causing massive shutdowns. “No one really knew how it was spreading, and we were working in wastewater. Of course, we were also already taking precautions.” DPW employees wear various protective gear when working in hazardSee DPW on next page

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What’s the best way to know if your toilet tank is leaking? Follow these steps to run a simple test: • Remove lid from toilet tank.

• Pour 15 to 20 drops of colored liquid such as leftover coffee, strong tea, or food coloring into the tank.

• Let it sit for 20 minutes without flushing.

• Check the bowl. If color has seeped into the bowl, you have a leak.

• Turn off the valve at the base of the toilet until the leak is repaired.

Keep Our Sewers Fat-Free GREASE IS A common by-product of cooking. It comes from oil, meat fat, butter, lard and shortening. When rinsed down a sink or flushed down a toilet, it—along with food scraps, sauces, and dairy products—will solidify and stick to the interior of pipes, both in your home and beyond your property line causing clogs. These clogs may result in: • Raw sewage overflowing into homes and public spaces.

• Exposure to disease-spreading bacteria and germs.

• Expensive and unpleasant clean-up paid for by home and business owners.

• Increased maintenance expenses incurred by DPW and passed along to consumers.

To prevent food-related sewage clogs, scrap grease and food scraps into a can or the trash for disposal (or recycling where available.) Always use baskets and strainers in sink drains to catch solids and empty into trash.

CAUTION: Home garbage disposals do not prevent grease and other foods from clogging sewer pipes. Moreover, hot water and detergents that claim to dissolve grease only pass it down the line where it causes problems elsewhere.

Disposable Does NOT mean Flushable TOILETS WERE DESIGNED for one purpose—to flush human bodily waste from our homes and into sewer pipes. Paper towels and other household products disposed of via a flush can accumulate and create clogs in public sewer pipes and at local wastewater reclamation facilities. Even if a product is labeled “flushable,” the Water Environment Federation warns that the safest, most environmentally friendly disposal is likely a garbage can.

WEF also advises against flushing certain liquids. Products such as window cleaner, paint thinner, and pharmaceuticals can negatively impact water quality.

For more information about the proper disposal of household waste, visit www.wef.org/HouseholdWaste.

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ous conditions. He and his colleagues were equipped with gloves, masks, and Tyvek suits long before the pandemic.

“Social distancing made communication harder,” Bruce adds, “But we never stopped working.”

Terrell Jones and Ron Thomas, both DPW employees at the Crofton Meadows Water Treatment Plant echo Bruce’s sentiment. Jones, a team manager, says, “We are essential personnel, just like the police and the hospital employees. We all just kept working, but you didn’t hear about us because we were behind the scenes.” Thomas, a site operator, nods in agreement.

The agency’s ability to keep water flowing, trash picked up and roadways maintained during the darkest days of the shut-downs was not by accident.

Over 70 percent of DPW’s employees live within the county and are customers of the same services they provide.

It took planning at every level. Chris Phipps, the Director of the Department of Public Works, oversees five county bureaus—Engineering, Highways, Utility Operations, Waste Management Service, and Watershed Protections and Restoration. “From the beginning,” he says, “we were complying with protocols necessary to keep our workforce safe and to protect the public. Our highest priority is always public safety.”

With a full two-thirds of the department’s employees engaged in hands-on fieldwork, telecommuting was not a viable option for most. “You can’t fix a broken water main from your home,” Phipps explains, “but at the same time, we were concerned that one outbreak of COVID could leave entire teams unable to work.” The solution was to divide the workforce into two shifts and have them work on alternating weeks.

One of the biggest changes the department experienced was with waste management. With more residents working from home and students attending

classes online, residential discards—recycling and trash—increased by approximately 20 percent. Residential water usage also increased dramatically—and with that, questions about bills and requests for testing water meters.

All bureaus within the department experienced backlog. “Prioritizing our projects became even more important during COVID,” says Phipps. “Many preventive maintenance projects were put on the back burner and now, with things returning to normal, we are doing the best we can to catch up.”

Anne Arundel County’s commitment to providing the public with clean water and other services has not gone unnoticed. In 2020, the DPW’s Utility Operations earned three platinum awards and three gold awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies.

Platinum Awards recognize 100 percent compliance with permits over a consecutive five-year period. Gold Awards are presented to facilities with no permit violations for the entire calendar year.

The national recognition is only one source of pride for the DPW employees.

Over 70 percent of DPW’s employees live within the county and are customers of the same services they provide. “This contributes to the pride and to the friendly work atmosphere,” says Claire O’Neill, Public Affairs Liaison and Safety Trainer.

O’Neill represents the DPW at job fairs and other community events that were either cancelled during the pandemic or were held virtually. “I’ve missed the interaction and the opportunity to teach people about the services we all use and depend on,” she adds.

Despite the competitive pay, generous benefits package and friendly work environment, DPW is facing a staffing shortage. “We have vacancies because people retire and are promoted,” O’Neill says.

“We are always hiring, and this is a great place to work. Many of the positions do not require college degrees.” She also notes that during her tenure with DPW, she has seen more women promoted and hired into leadership positions.

Terrell Jones says hiring was ongoing even during the pandemic. “It’s the best job, hands down,” he said. “I appreciate the fresh influence and awareness” new employees bring to the department. p Learn more: aacounty.org/departments/ public-works/careers/.

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N 2020, outdoor spaces were having a moment … mainly because we were tired of being indoors. We built fire pits, hung decorative lighting, and bought heaters and outdoor movie projectors to enjoy with our families or pandemic pods. Fast forward to 2022 and things are looking up and it’s time to think about your summer party plans.

If you are looking for an opportunity to share those chic outdoor spaces with your friends and family consider hosting an outdoor party for your next celebration. The pandemic changed us in many ways, including how we gather. Party trends we are seeing this year are a mix of lingering pandemic habits, while other trends show that we are ready to party hearty this summer (think creative themes, flashy décor, and mobile bars).

Whether you’re going for a simple, special, or spectacular vibe, these tips will help you pull off a stress-free, on-trend backyard party this summer.

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be more casual and less fuss than hosting indoors, but it does take some planning. Once you decide on the size and style of your party, consider some of these trends in your party prep to take your outdoor space to the next level.

Trend: Fresh Themes Choosing a unique theme can be a memorable part of your guest’s experience, as well as your party prep efforts.

What are you and your family’s interests? Is there a type of cuisine you’ve always wanted to try but just haven’t gotten to yet? Customize your party planning to your interests so that hosting is a fun experience, not a chore. Here are some slightly off-beat ideas to get you started: taco bar, Oktoberfest, clam bake, classic movie night, glow-in-thedark party, bohemian nights, outdoor library, or wonderland garden party.

The outdoor party décor trend we love right now is whimsical, eye-catching decorations such as celebratory yard signs, balloon arches, and photo backdrops.

What better way to show your guests where the party is than to literally spell it out in the front yard? Companies like Party Up My Yard found their stride during the pandemic when friends and family wanted to surprise their loved ones with huge, personalized yard signs celebrating their birthday or achievement.

Jill Tocco, owner of Party Up My Yard, says, “In the beginning of the pandemic, yard cards were in lieu of a party and people felt bad that they couldn’t celebrate. But now they’re definitely incorporating our signs into their parties. I find that customers want the signs in the front yard to set the stage and theme for the party.” These fanciful “yard cards”

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also come with an eco-friendly bonus; Tocco stores and reuses all parts of the sign, and then recycles the plastic when the signs are no longer usable.

If you’re going for spectacular decor, consider whimsical additions like balloon arches and photo backdrops. Tangled, an Annapolis-based business, offers “balloons & backdrops for brazen bashes” (check out their Instagram for endless balloon eye candy @tangledballoons_lola). Pair your balloon installation with a custom message in 3-foot lighted marquee letters from Alpha-Lit Annapolis, and you’ll have a stunning visual centerpiece that only gets better after the sun sets.

If you’re going for a simpler or DIY vibe (or budget), Pinterest offers lots of inspiration for creating photo backdrops, and you can always check out craft or party supply stores for options that need a little bit of assembly. Also visit consignment or charity shops for secondhand décor that just may fit perfectly with your theme.

Trend: Design Your Yard for Entertaining Stephanie Stowell, hard goods manager at Homestead Gardens in Severna Park, has noticed that people are not only designing their patios to accommodate guests, but their gardens, as well. “We notice the trend of backyard parties in the way people garden.

A lot more people are planting mosquito repelling plants, people are interested in fruiting trees and shrubs and herbs,” Stowell notes, adding that being able to serve the homegrown fruit at the party or let guests pick their own berries adds a fun element.

Britt Collins, COO of Bay Ridge Lawn & Landscape, says that customers are looking for larger areas to gather and are adding on to the hardscaping of their properties for entertaining purposes. “We have noticed that the desire for outdoor entertaining space has become more popular. We have also seen the size of patios increase, which is a new trend. We believe this is in response to people spending more time at home, and outdoors in their yards, so they are looking to create a haven to relax and recharge.”

He also notes that incorporating natural stones into the landscape as stairs and boulder walls is becoming more popular, which lends an “impressive natural beauty” to back yard spaces year-round.

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Maybe you pull out your beanbag collection and set them up on an outdoor mat over by the vegetable garden.

Maybe those colorful beach blankets could make a great board game space for the kids. What if those giant pool inflatables can double as a funky seating area over by the bar cart? Offer some traditional seating areas for those who may have mobility issues, but otherwise, offering unique seating options and a variety of nooks can give guests multiple spaces to connect and relax.

Trend: Firepits: Still Hot Firepits are for style and marshmallows, not just when you need to keep warm. There is something both primal and comforting about gathering around a fire, and especially if your party wanes into the evening hours, a firepit stokes an intimate ambiance like nothing else.

We admit–the firepit trend has been around for a while now, but it is not going anywhere, especially with the more recent release of smokeless versions such as the Solo Stove. Collins,

of Bay Ridge Lawn & Landscape, says, “We have noticed an increase in requests for ‘smokeless’ firepits (Breeo, Solo stove), which improve the experience and enjoyment of sitting around the fire outdoors.”

Trend: Mobile Bars Stocking your own bar for a party is not only pricey, it’s also a hassle trying to figure out what all your guests prefer. For a spectacular, stress-free option, that will keep everyone happy, hire a mobile bar!

Vintage Views is a Maryland mobile bar company, with six different rental options including two camper bars, a vintage horse trailer bar, and several portable pop-up bars. Bar packages range include your very own bartender, mixers, disposable glassware, ice and grazing boards with artisan cheeses, cured meats, nuts, crackers and fresh fruit.

As Brooke Mihoces, owner of Vintage Views, says, “It’s like having your favorite cocktail bar right in your backyard. When we do parties, guests tend to try every drink once and we love that.

That’s what we are there for, it should be an experience!” With happy hour handled, you can relax and mingle with your guests instead of mixing drinks and refilling coolers.

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Trend: No- or LowAlcohol Drinks Providing a special low- or non-alcoholic beverage (Kool-Aid does not count as a mocktail!) is a considerate thing to do for guests who may not want or be able to imbibe.

There are tons of recipes online but if you’d rather create your own, for a simple mix, I like to combine fruit juice with carbonation (soda water, ginger beer, citrus soda, etc.), about 75/25 either way, depending how sweet you want it.

Then get creative with some mocktail flair- whatever you have on hand (or in the garden)- mint leaves, pomegranate arils, slices of citrus, bitters, cinnamon sticks–the possibilities are endless!

Kid’s Parties Planning to host a kid’s party outdoors this year? The name of the game is to keep them moving and keep them fed.

If at any time during your party, you hear one parent mutter to another, “I guess they’ll sleep good tonight,” then you know: mission accomplished.

Trend: Keep ‘em Active.

Photo: Megan Davis.

Trend: Keep ‘em Active While there are many activity-based venues to hold kid’s parties in the area (trampoline park, kid’s gyms, arcades, etc.) there’s something special about kids being able to welcome friends into their own home environment.

Megan Davis, a mom of three boys, recently hosted a backyard party for her son’s eighth birthday party. She has

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Trend: Keep ‘em Active: EcoAdventures

Trend: Single Serve Food hosted parties at venues before but decided this year to have a backyard party because “in the time of covid, it makes me more comfortable to be able to control the environment, keep it clean, and keep it outside.”

Davis hired Coach Sarah from Braveheart Run Club to keep the kids active and happy during the party. The party guests kicked, crawled, and ran their way through a ninja training course.

“Coach” Sarah Clark, owner of Braveheart Run Club, says that offering kid’s parties was a natural extension of her

kid’s fitness club business. Clark says, “I’ve done lots of different themes, including ninjas, tie-dye, boot camp, birthday Olympics, glow in the dark run parties … I love helping to make the birthday child feel incredibly special.

The other side of that coin is providing parents with the ‘gift’ of taking over for an hour while the adults relax, take photos, mingle, or just sit down for a bit.”

EcoAdventures offers kids party packages at their Millersville location, but they will also bring the safari to you!

If your guest of honor is an animal lover,

Let’s face it: kids are gross (I have four, so I can say that.) In pre-COVID times, whenever we would go to a kid’s party venue, we knew somebody would end up sick within the week. Germs used to fly like confetti at kid’s parties, and we just accepted it.

Now that we are extra conscious of germ-spreading behaviors, single-serve foods is another trend to make your outdoor party even safer. For her ninja kid’s party, Davis pre-loaded her table settings with bottles of Gatorade and snack-sized bags of chips, so the kids could re-fuel as needed without dipping into a dreaded communal snack bowl.

The single-serve grazing trend (aka, “jarcuterie”) can certainly be adapted for kids or teens. Depending on your party theme, you could offer fruit salad, s’mores ingredients, trail mix, or colorful candy in adorable tiny mason jars as a more sustainable approach to individually packaged snacks.

Cupcakes are also a great way to serve a sweet treat and have the birthday boy or girl blow out the candles on their own individual serving. Or if a large, decorated cake is a must, some parents have one cupcake available, specifically for the candle-blowing moment.

It’s Party Time!

From all the party industry pros, parents, and partiers I talked to, one theme emerged over and over: People are just happy to be getting together again.

So whether you follow all the tips and trends listed here, or none of them, the point is this: people will love your hosting efforts no matter what, because what we care about most is reconnecting.

Our prediction: Backyard parties in 2022 will be back in full force this year, and perhaps better than ever. Hosting outside gives any party that wholesome sense of fresh air, sunshine, and a little bit of wild abandon.

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My 9-year-old son and I were crouched over a cardboard box in the kitchen, debating names for our new family member. What was in the box? Not a cute furry pet, that’s for sure.

“Well, can I call it Audrey?” I asked as I sifted through the moss.

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Finally, I found my quarry, gently freeing a small plant from its packing material. Yes, a plant. Our new houseguest, in fact, is a sundew.

It looks innocent enough, but it happens to be carnivorous. And, according to my son, creepy.

As he watched me pot our little sundew, we continued to debate names. I decided that we obviously had to pay homage to one of our family’s favorite movies, Little Shop of Horrors, but my child was concerned that we would be condemning ourselves to death by plant if we were too on the nose.

“Alan Menken,” I finally decided. “He wrote the music.”

He consented, and we welcomed Alan Menken into our homes and our morbidly curious minds.

So why a carnivorous plant? I had dabbled with the idea for a few years in hopes of finding a way to finally outwit the fruit flies and ants that find their way into my kitchen every spring, but it was a podcast that finally encouraged me to go for it. I have recently become fond of Ologies, a podcast in which host Alie Ward interviews different scientists for a deep dive into their field. Her episode on carnivorous phytobiology (meat-eating plants) taught me about some of the different species and also reassured me that I really wouldn’t

end up getting devoured by a houseplant.

I ordered my bird nest sundew from an online shop, but I have since found that I can add some different carnivorous species to my collection by visiting a local shop in Calvert County. Hills Bayside Plant Boutique (hillsbayside.com) has several meat eaters like hanging pitchers and Venus fly traps in their inventory. The shop owner Phyllis Hills, who specializes in growing rare and unusual houseplants, told me that it’s important for first-time owners like myself to be aware of the needs of my plant. Even though they absorb nutrients from the insects they catch, they still have other nutritional requirements as well.

“They require more water than other houseplants,” she said. “Two to three times a week. I also mist them several times.” Not just any water will do, either. Carnivorous plants should only receive distilled or rain water.

The day that Alan Menken came in the mail, it just so happened to be a rainy day.

Perfect! My son gamely headed into the muddy yard with a container in which to collect rain. Now potted, treated to fresh cold rain, and wrapped in sphagnum moss, Alan Menken was ready to chow down. My son and I got a little too excited when we caught and tried to drop an errant ant onto one of the sticky plant leaves; our aim wasn’t very good and it soon got lost in the tangle of moss. By the end of our first week together, though, Alan Menken showed us that he was perfectly fine catching his own grub. Literally. As of today, he has the remnants of at least 9 different insects adhered to his sappy tendrils.

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For the Calvert Garden Club members, each spring ushers in a new season of activities, educational opportunities, and community outreach. This spring is especially exciting as it will be the club’s 85th birthday.

In 1936, Betty Briscoe gathered ladies together for the first meeting of the Calvert Garden Club and secured membership in the Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. Since then, the club has been continuously active throughout the county, partnering with many organizations and schools to put on events and assist with gardening projects.

“I think one of the biggest successes is that we have impacted Calvert County in many positive ways,” says Adele Maguire, one of the longest-serving members.

“Every December we decorate the courthouse square with wreaths, sprays and other fresh greens. This is our gift to the community.” Other notable community gifts include book-themed flower arrangements for Books in Bloom at Calvert Library, a summer Art Blooms exhibit at Annmarie Gardens, and serving as caretakers of the gardens at Linden and Boyd King Parks in Prince Frederick and the Blue Star Memorial in Solomons.

Maguire first got involved in Calvert Garden Club in 1998. “I had just retired from the federal government and was looking for something that would keep me busy, allow me to make some

Shoppers browse the Calvert Garden Club’s annual plant sale.

Photo: Calvert Garden Club. new friends and most of all to teach me about plants and flowers. This club did all of that!”

Since then, Maguire says she has made lasting friendships and gained a wealth of horticultural knowledge. The biggest change that she has seen since her early days is the size of the membership. “Originally, the club was small enough that members met in homes; today we meet in a church hall. When the club was formed, members did not work outside of the home; today members come from all walks of life.”

Over its 85 years, Maguire says the club’s faced its biggest challenge when the pandemic began. The club had to figure out ways to keep active during the lockdowns and social distancing. “Our president at the time, Joyce Fletcher, did everything she could to keep us interested and up-to-date on what was going on with members.”

The pandemic postponed the garden club’s 85th anniversary celebration, so this year they will commemorate the occasion on May 21 with a gala in the style of Old Hollywood, complete with 1930s period outfits, Art Deco decor, and hundreds of flowers.

Before the celebration kicks off, though, members have their annual plant sale to look forward to on April 30.

“We will be selling plants from our own gardens as well as other items including herbs, bulbs, perennials, annuals, hanging baskets, baked goods, and garden estate sale items,” says Corresponding Secretary Andrea Kroll. The sale will take place rain or shine from 9am to noon at Christ Church in Port Republic.

Maguire adds that the plant sale prices are well below what is charged at commercial stores, and the proceeds allow the garden club the means for community service projects and charitable donations to further gardening and landscaping projects.

Longtime member and former president Joyce Fletcher says that the annual sale is a great way for beginning gardeners to get started. “I would say daylilies are easy, several types of iris, azaleas, daffodils,” she recommends.

Maguire recommends Shasta daisies, columbine, snapdragons, dianthus, marigolds, and coleus. “New gardeners should start off with a manageable size garden, pick a place that is sunny with good soil and do not plant too early in the spring,” says Maguire.

Master Gardeners will be at the plant sale to offer advice and answer questions.

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Fairies in the Garden

BY M O L LY W E E K S CRUMBLEY

T

he sun was bright, the air carried the scents of popcorn and fries, and the park was full of fairies and magical creatures. Just a normal day at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center in Solomons … or at least what passes for normal on the day of the annual Fairy and Gnome Home Festival.

The magical community art exhibit, Fairies in the Garden, is now in its 12th year. “This popular annual tradition grew from our mission to merge art, nature, and community while highlighting the whimsical atmosphere that Annmarie Garden is known for,” says Jaimie Jeffrey, deputy director and curator of programs. “Our community has really embraced fairy season over the years and the exhibit and festival continue to grow each year.”

This year’s festival had the most fairy and gnome houses ever contributed, topping the charts at 147. The pintsized homes are a true blend of styles,

made by artists and community members, adults and children, professionals and amateurs.

The festival is a little bit different each year, retaining the familiar feel of the event while also making room for exciting new elements. “Each year, we try to reimagine components of the Fairy and Gnome Home Festival, while making sure we keep the activities that are fan favorites,” Jeffrey says. “From unicorn rides, to the bubble fairy, to arts and crafts stations, to nature games and discoveries — it’s a day full of nature play and imaginative fun.”

This year, attendees were invited to create their own magic scepters and wands, which they could collect decorations for as they traveled through gemstone-inspired

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One of 147 fairy and gnome houses hidden in Annmarie Garden.

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Charm City Lego Users Group’s display of fairy homes.

realms. All through the park, interactive stations invited families to enjoy live music, create their own fairy and gnome homes with natural materials, interact with creatures both real and mythical, and join in games and craft stations.

A favorite craft station this year proved to be the one run by the Charm City Lego Users Group. In addition to their own intricate Lego fairy houses and magical abodes, the Charm City LUG set up areas for participants to build their own magical brick creations.

So many attendees contributed Lego homes, flowers, and fairy minifigures

that there was scarcely room left on the display table. Nearby, crafters could take a break from their building to watch children going on unicorn rides, the ethereal sound of handpan music drifting above the crowds.

Missed the festival but want to see what the fuss is all about? Many of the fairy and gnome homes will stay hidden throughout the grounds of the park until Sept. 5, and a special kid-created Children’s Fairy Garden exhibit will be on display until July 3. p Learn more: annmariegarden.org.

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Native Pollinator Gardens Just a few native plants, even in a pot on a deck, can be a home for native pollinators, learn more in this class for help starting your own backyard wildlife refuge.

2-3pm, South Tract, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

Apr 30: World Tai Chi Day

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Gallery Reception See the exhibit Women in the Arts in the Chaney and Martino Galleries, a look at the works of Yumi Hogan and Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki, and how they have embodied and defined nature through art. 6-8pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, free: marylandhall.org.

OBI Mardi Gras Experience the flavors of New Orleans with an evening of dancing to the band Oracle, New Orleans-style food by Mutiny Pirate Bar, open bar with wine and beer, games of chance, a silent auction, roaming entertainers, and more.

6:30-11pm, Opportunity Builders Inc., Millersville, $100, RSVP: obiworks.org.

Café Scientifique NOAA oceanographer William Sweet talks about global and regional sea level rise scenarios and the latest projections.

6:15pm, 49 West, Annapolis, or RSVP for Zoom link: annapoliscafesci@gmail.com.

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Music by Three of a Kind 6-9pm, The WheelHouse Beer Garden, North Beach: threeofakindmusic.com.

Maritime Concert Hear singer songwriter Bob Zentz perform on various instruments and in a wide range of genres. Doors open 6pm. Concert 7pm, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, $25 w/discounts, RSVP: bit.ly/MaritimeConcerts.

Community Concert Music by Encore Chorale of Annapolis and Annapolis Rocks. 7:30pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, free: marylandhall.org.

APRIL 29 & 30

Common Ground: Passage to Strength and Change This two-day symposium features a roundtable of Sotterley descendants, a living history performance, a study of genealogy, and a guest from Maryland Public Television. 10am-3pm, Historic Sotterley, Hollywood: Sotterley.org.

Concerts at Saint Nicholas Natives and the North Beach House and Garden Club; proceeds benefit Native & Pollinator Gardens for the town. Pickup May 21 at farmers market (8am-noon).

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AACo Farmers Market 7am-noon, Riva Rd. & Harry Truman Pkwy, Annapolis: aacofarmersmarket.com.

16th Emily Schindler Triathlon Race an individual athlete or in teams in this community event on the B&A Trail.

Benefits memorial scholarship fund. 7am, Severna Park Community Center, $4550, RSVP: EmilysTriathlon.com.

Walk for the Woods Choose from a variety of expert-guided hikes in this protected forest or explore the 1000+ acres on your own; historian Janice Hayes-Williams leads the Say My Name remembrance ceremony honoring patients at Crownsville State Hospital (10am & noon).

7am-3pm, Bacon Ridge Natural Area, Crownsville, RSVP: srlt.org.

Bring a hand tool to dig out your chosen bunches, and a bag or bucket to carry them home. Board member and Master Watershed Steward, Bill Mitchell, will be on site to answer any gardening questions. 10am, Captain Avery Museum, Shady Side, donations encouraged: emailadmin@captainaverymuseum.org.

World Tai Chi Day Watch demos of Tai Chi & Qigong and mini-workshops. Learn about better balance, reduced stress, improved joint health, & other benefits. 10-11:30am, Severna Park Community Center: jingying.org.

Grow & Preparwe Asian Veggies Gardener, author and home cook Wendi Kiang-Spray demonstrates how to grow, purchase and cook with interesting vegetables. 10am-noon, Homestead Gardens, Davidsonville, free: homesteadgardens.com.

Montpelier Festival Of Herbs, Teas & The Arts

Calvert County residents only. 8am-2pm, Mt. Hope Convenience Center, Sunderland: CalvertCountyMd.gov/Recycle

Browse and buy from plant, herb and artisan craft vendors, enjoy live entertainment, speakers, and boxed afternoon tea (sandwiches, desserts, scone, tea) to enjoy on site or at home ($20, RSVP for tea box). 10am-4pm, Montpelier House Museum, Laurel: pgparks.com.

Annapolis Sailboat Show

Early Spring Wildflowers

Arbor Day Planting

Browse new and brokerage boats including catamarans, monohulls, family cruisers, daysailers, and inflatables; plus visit with boating clubs, charter companies, shop for gear and equipment, and take free seminars and classes with Chesapeake Bay Magazine and the Annapolis School of Seamanship. Note tickets will not be sold on site. FSa 10am-6:30pm, Su 10am-5pm, City Dock, Annapolis, $20 w/discounts, RSVP: AnnapolisBoatShows.com.

The Patuxent Plant Inventory Project presents a spring ephemerals walk along the Patuxent River and the North Tract; bring field guides. 9am-noon, Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, RSVP: 301-497-5887.

Jon the town of North Beach for an Arbor Day celebration and tree planting in memory of Councilwoman Jane Hagen. 11am, North Beach Senior Center: 301-855-6681.

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Fossil Field Experience Learn about fossils, how to identify them and what they can tell us (ages 8+).

9am-noon, Cove Point Lighthouse, Lusby, $15, RSVP: calvertmarinemuseum.com.

Dig This Come to the museum for free blackeyed Susans (limit 3 plants/person)

BBQ Sale Tongues of Fire ministry sells pulled pork and pit beef sandwiches with cole slaw and homemade sauce to support missions.

11am-2pm, Davidsonville UMC: dumc.net.

I-Nature Hike Join a ranger for an evening nature identification hike. 4:30-5:30pm, South River Farm Park, Edgewater, RSVP: 410-222-1978.

Hear the Chesapeake Youth Symphony Flute ensemble. 7-9pm, Saint Nicholas Lutheran Church, Huntingtown, free: cysomusic.org.

Annapolis Opera Hear young artists perform in the annual Voices of Our Time concert, featuring mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and pianist Justina Lee; reception follows (9pm, separate ticket req’d, $20).

7:30pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, $28-$55, RSVP: marylandhall.org.

Street Requiem Arundel Vocal Arts Society and the Community Chorus of Peabody present a musical experience about homelessness anchored in the traditional requiem mass; portion of proceeds benefit Light House of Annapolis and Arundel House of Hope. 7:30pm, Calvary UMC, Annapolis, $30, RSVP: arundelvocalarts.org.

APRIL 30 & MAY 1

SoCo Open Studios Visit the resident artists in their studios, learn about their work, watch them in action and take some art home.

10am-4pm, SoCo Arts Lab, 312 Deale Rd., Tracys Landing: socoartslab.org.

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Freaky Friday When an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again. Sa 8pm, Su 2pm, Th 8pm, Colonial Players, Annapolis, $23 w/discounts, RSVP: thecolonialplayers.org.

SUNDAY MAY 1

Yoga on the Lawn Join Kelsey Starr of Numi Yoga for a free flow class outdoors. 8:30-9:30am, Riversdale House Museum, RSVP: tinyurl.com/RiversdaleYoga2022.

To have your event listed in Bay Planner, send your information at least 10 days in advance to calendar@bayweekly.com. Include date, location, time, pricing, short description and contact information. Our online calendar at www.bayweekly.com/events is always open.

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May 1: Bluegrass Comeback Series

Healing Through the Arts Visit with community vendors dedicated to healing and health, with light refreshments, guest speakers, and musical performance by Bridge Traffic. 10am-noon, Front Lawn, Maryland Hall, Annapolis: marylandhall.org.

Annapolis May Day See the flower baskets on display at businesses and residences, craft projects with Annapolis Arts Alliance (Gallery 57 West). 10am-6pm, downtown Annapolis: downtownannapolispartnership.org.

Bluegrass Comeback Series Fast Track performs; food and drinks sold. Doors open noon, concert 2pm, Calvert Elks #2620, Prince Frederick, $20 w/discounts: bluegrasscomeback.webador.com

Annapolis Opera Vocal Competition Hear talented rising singers selected by a panel of renowned judges at the 33rd annual contest. 3pm, Maryland Hall, Annapolis, free: marylandhall.org.

High Fidelity and explore the garden (ages 3-7). 10am, William Paca House, Annapolis, $10 w/ discounts, rsvp: www.annapolis.org.

Boston Tea Party Lecture Hear historian Dr. Richard Bell discuss how the Boston Tea Party was the first major protest in America against corporate greed. 7pm, $15 w/discounts, RSVP for Zoom link: annapolis.org.

WEDNESDAY MAY 4

KIDS Little Explorers Preschoolers (ages 3-5) learn and make discoveries thru stories, play, art, music, science and nature. 10am, Godiah Spray Tobacco Plantation, Lexington Park, $4 w/discounts: hsmcdigshistory.org.

Celebrate Older Americans Month.

10am-2pm, Kinder Farm Park, Millersville, RSVP: 410-222-0272.

THURSDAY MAY 5

KIDS Sea Squirts

Concert How Can We Keep from Singing features a wide variety of pieces in praise of music, with works by Handel, Brahms, Gwyneth Walker, Randall Thompson, and more. 3pm, St. Matthew’s UMC, Bowie, $18 w/discounts: chesapeakechorale.org.

Children (ages 3-5yrs) join in story time and a carryout craft on the theme of bees, bugs and flowers. 10:15am & 11:15am, Calvert Marine Museum, Solomons, free w/admission: calvertmarinemuseum. com.

Bach+ Movies

Join Elizabeth Melvin for an hour of singing in resonant space. 11am-noon, St. Luke’s Church, $15: thefreedomchoir.com.

MONDAY MAY 2

Living with Loss: In Our Dreams Explore dreams and how they impact grief. 5:30-7pm, Belcher Campus, Hospice of the Chesapeake, Pasadena, $10, RSVP: hospicechesapeake.org.

TUESDAY MAY 3

KIDS Mr. Paca’s Backyard

enticementstables.com Boarding 443-336-8492 Deana Tice, Owner Lessons 410-798-4980 Lesson Staff

Age My Way Celebration

The Chesapeake Chorale

Larry Molinaro accompanies Cecil B. DeMille’s King of Kings in the style of an organ symphony from the church’s Freiburger organ. 5:30pm, St. Anne’s Church, Annapolis, free: liveartsmaryland.org.

We have High School and Middle School IEA teams Our show team travels to 2-3 shows per month along the East Coast and The World Equestrian Center

Rise and sing

Arlington Echo Volunteer Orientation Learn about how you can volunteer with the environmental center, hear about the variety of programs and activities available. 6-6:30pm, virtual through Google Meets, code given upon confirmation, RSVP: Volunteer-ELOE@aacps.org

Bach+ Movies Bowed string player Tina Chancey talk about collaborating with film. 7pm, St. Anne’s Church, Annapolis, free: liveartsmaryland.org. p

Read the book Every Cake Has a Story

June 10 PNC Waterside Pavilion @ the calvert marine museum, solomons, md CalvertMarineMuseum.com

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MOVIEGOER

BY DIANA BEECHENER

Nicolas Cage (“Nick Cage”) contemplates his career while poolside in Mallorca, Spain in The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Nic Cage must save his career and his family in this reality-bending comedy ONLY IN THEATERS.

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oming off his latest string of underwhelming films Nic Cage (playing “Nick Cage”) is starting to feel his star fade. He can’t get work he wants in prestige movies, his daughter can’t stand his

attention-seeking ways when they’re together, his debts are piling up, and worst of all, people see his movies as a joke.

When he loses yet another part he really wanted to someone who’s taken “more seriously” in Hollywood, Cage’s agent makes a suggestion. Multi-millionaire and superfan Javi Gutierrez (Pedro Pascal: The Mandolorian) has offered a million dollars to Cage if he’ll appear at Javi’s birthday party. At first, Cage balks at the idea, saying he’s not a birthday clown. But when the hotel he’s been staying in presents him with a $200,000 bill, Cage reconsiders.

He’s flown first-class to Mallorca, where he meets Javi at his family compound. At first, Cage wants as little to do with Javi and his guests

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as possible, but as the day progresses, Javi’s enthusiasm for Cage’s life and work becomes infectious. He starts to realize that even his silly movies have had a real impact on people, that he’s made a difference and is appreciated more than he thought.

Too bad Javi might just be a dangerous crime lord.

While out on the town, Cage is pulled aside by two CIA agents who inform him they’ve been watching Javi for years and he’s one of the most dangerous men in the world. They ask if he’d be willing to spy on Javi for the good of the world. Reluctantly, Cage agrees, but immediately begins having doubts that his new best friend could really be an evil mastermind.

Can Cage use his time with Javi to revive his career, or will this lead to fulltime work in the CIA? A gonzo melting of reality and fantasy, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent works best when it’s not trying so hard—much like Nicolas Cage.

Director and co-writer Tom Gormican (That Awkward Moment) constructs a film that is both a spoof and a tribute to Cage’s long and often odd career. There’s even a personification of Cage’s raging Id, symbolized by a de-aged 80s-era Nicolas Cage, full of screaming rants and wild eyes.

Gormican is fantastic at layering references to Cage’s filmography; there are direct parodies of famous scenes and subtle nods to famous lines and moments. It’s a feast for Cage aficionados who will doubtlessly have a blast re-watching and picking out all the Easter eggs.

But though the film is unquestionably a self-aware flick about the career of Cage, it works best as a dramedy about two men who form a rather touching friendship. Cage and Pascal work brilliantly together and create a genuine bond that is the heart of the film and a constant delight. Cage’s jaded actor is taken aback when he finds a fellow film buff in Javi, someone who believes in Cage’s artistry and encourages it. Javi is a ball of nerves trying to talk to Cage, but soon transforms into a man who is fiercely protective of his friend’s artistic process.

While the third act of the film isn’t so much a parody of Cage’s action schlock as it is just a genuine mess of action-movie cliches, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent has some beautiful things to say about what movies mean to us all. Javi has a touching speech about how Cage’s film Guarding Tess was one of the few things he and his father enjoyed together. The speech makes Cage, who had dismissed the movie as merely “work”, re-watch it with new eyes.

If you’re a fan of Cage, there’s plenty to love here. He gets to go through his full range—from action hero to gonzo scenery chewer to subtle dramatic lead— sometimes all within five minutes. His chemistry with Pascal is fantastic and I’d watch another adventure with Javi and Cage. Though the third act has some problems that are more story-based than parody based, this is a brilliant salute to one of our more interesting actors.

Good Parody * R * 107 mins.

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(Left to right) Alexandra Kuebler, Mia Rinehart, Andrew Limansky, Isabella Van Bergen, and Rosalie Hess in The Colonial Players’ Freaky Friday.

Photo: The Colonial Players.

BY SUSAN NOLAN

The Colonial Players’ Freaky Friday

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sk any woman and she will tell you: mothers and daughters have a complicated relationship. This statement lays at the heart of in The Colonial Players’ production of Freaky Friday, which opened last weekend.

This Disney-created musical is based on the 1972 Mary Rodgers novel, which was made into three films. It’s the story of widowed businesswoman Katherine Blake (Jamie Erin Miller) and her adolescent daughter Ellie (Abbie Smith).

The pair are often at odds. Ellie sees Katherine as overbearing and bossy.

Katherine wants Ellie to be less of a slacker. Each is convinced that the other has it easy—until they magically and accidentally swap bodies.

Can an overworked, over-stressed 40-something navigate the social intricacies and academic rigors of high school?

Will a teenage girl collapse under the pressure of running a catering business while raising a family? More importantly, how can they fix this mess in time for Katherine’s wedding to the ever-patient Mike Riley (Brian Mellen)?

From the high-energy opening number to the heartwarming conclusion, this production is musical theater at

its finest. The choreography is fun and flawlessly executed. The vocals are outstanding. Opening night concluded with a much-deserved standing ovation.

Under the direction of Ron Giddings, Miller and Smith lead an ensemble cast of veteran stage actors. Both leads deliv-

From the highenergy opening number to the heartwarming conclusion, this production is musical theater at its finest. er believable performances as characters trapped in the wrong bodies. They have the audience laughing, crying and rooting for them to the very end.

The supporting cast is superb. Reva Thompson shines as Katherine’s harried assistant, Torrey. Andrew Liman-

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sky delivers an outstanding performance as Ellie’s crush Adam. Miles Shulman plays little brother Fletcher with both tenderness and perfect comedic timing. Other cast members take on multiple roles switching from high school students to catering assistants, from grandparents to teachers, from police officers to reporters—and all are a pleasure to watch.

With a well-paced plot, relatable

storyline, and catchy music, Freaky Friday is a multi-generational mustsee. The two-act play has a 2-hour, 20-minute run time including a 15-minute intermission. Free parking at the Calvert Street garage. Masks are required. p SaSu 2pm, ThFSa 8pm, Colonial Players, Annapolis, $23 w/discounts, RSVP: thecolonialplayers.org.

GARDENING FOR HEALTH

BY MARIA PRICE

A Gardening Style for Everyone

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hen I retired from the nursery I started 40-some years ago, my husband and I decided to focus on our gardens around our house. We built five raised beds that were 12 feet long by 3 feet wide. We thought they would accommodate all our vegetables. Well, we thought wrong.

We love to grow the majority of our food and flowers. But not everybody is this crazy—about plants. We also have a lot of time to put into our garden.

Today we have a one-acre vegetable garden plus a small orchard with about 30 trees. Immediately around the house, we put in a perennial bed with antique roses and a variety of shrubs.

Beyond that, we have a row of red raspberries and on the other side a 30-foot bed of blackberries.

Our vegetable garden is planted in seven sets of four 15x4 foot beds. Woven landscape fabric covers the entire vegetable garden. We burn three rows in each bed and keep them on a four-year rotation and a different family of plants grows in each. The landscape fabric prevents weeds from growing, which allows us to maintain a garden this size.

This may not be for you because of the time and space required. Raised beds

are a great way to create a garden for vegetables or flowers.

An easy way to make raised beds is to purchase raised bed corners made from aluminum. Gardener’s Supply and Gardens Alive offer these metal corners which accommodate standard 2-inch-wide boards, up to 10 inches wide and 8-feet long. They come with screws and the beds can be two boards high. If you have voles in your yard, you can line the bottom of the raised bed with half of an inch of hardware cloth. It doesn’t take long to put a raised bed together with the help of these aluminum corners. Fill with compost or a good compost-based soil.

If you have smaller spaces, container gardens may be more appealing.

There are so many container options available. A 10-inch hanging basket will hold a small container determinate tomato. Parsley, basil, and miniature marigolds can all be planted together with the tomato, which can be harvested all summer.

You could try making a pyramid pot with three different sized clay pots.

Start with a 14-inch pot on the bottom, smaller in the middle and yet smaller on top. Fill them with soil and plant

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herbs around each perimeter. Many herbs can be grown this way.

Decide what kinds of vegetables or flowers you like and concentrate on those. If you like salsa, use a group of pots to grow all your ingredients. One large pot for a tomato plant, another slightly smaller pot for a pepper.

Onions can be planted with the tomatoes and peppers. Another pot can have cilantro. Group them together and you have a container salsa garden.

Another alternative for small areas is to use three large pots about 16- or

GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY NATURE!

APRIL IS OPEN HOUSE MONTH M-NCPPC, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George’s County is an award-winning parks and recreation department known for exceptional nature centers, waterfront parks, and beautiful outdoor spaces to recreate and enjoy.

In April, drop in to visit our sites, enjoy activities, and meet our dedicated staff.

Each facility will offer a variety of activities that may include:

Meeting a Park Naturalist

Animal feeding demonstration

Free giveaways

Reptile and mammal shows

Birds of prey program

(Patuxent & Bladensburg Waterfront Parks)

(while supplies last)

Bedding Plants, Hanging Baskets, Veggie Transplants, Nursery Stock, Handmade Crafts, Lawn Furniture, Quilts, Rugs & More. Thousands of Plants to Choose From

18-inch diameters. Plant the three sisters as they are named by Native Americans. Pumpkins, sweet corn and beans were grown together as the plants naturally help one another. Sweet corn provides a climbing stock for the beans.

Beans provide nitrogen to nourish the sweet corn and pumpkins cover the soil and help suppress weeds.

Another alternative to containers is to grow tomatoes, veggies or herbs in compost bags. It’s as simple as cutting a strip out of the bag and putting your plants in place, no digging required. p

(Watkins & Clearwater Nature Centers)

Nature hikes Nature crafts

Guided mountain bike ride

(Cosca Regional Park/Clearwater Nature Center)

Sustainability tour

Free pontoon boat tours

(Bladensburg Waterfront Park)

Free kayak & canoe rentals

(Old Maryland Farm)

Farm animal tours

(Patuxent & Bladensburg Waterfront Parks)

Free bike rentals

(Bladensburg Waterfront Park)

Please contact the participating sites below to get a full menu of activities available: April 2, 11 am-2 pm

April 23, 11 am-2 pm

Bladensburg Waterfront Park 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg 20710 301-779-0371; bladensburgwp@pgparks.com

Clearwater Nature Center at Cosca Regional Park 11400 Thrift Road, Clinton 20735 301-297-4575; clearwaternaturecenter@pgparks.com

Mount Rainier Nature Center 4701 31st Place, Mt. Rainier 20712 301-927-2163 mtrainiernaturecenter@pgparks.com

April 9, 11 am-2 pm

April 30, 11 am-2 pm

Watkins Nature Center & Old Maryland Farm 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro 20774 301-218-6702; watkinsnaturecenter@pgparks.com 301-218-6770; oldmarylandfarm@pgparks.com

Patuxent River Park 16000 Croom Airport Road Upper Marlboro 20772 301-627-6074; patuxentriverpark@pgparks.com

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NEWS OF THE WEIRD

BY THE EDITORS AT ANDREWS MCMEEL SYNDICATION Update

dentists between 2016 and 2019; one assistant testified that the change in strategy made her uncomfortable and she ended up leaving the practice. Charmoli is scheduled for sentencing in June.

The Glitter Twins, Sarah Franks, 29, and Kaitlin O’Donovan, 27, have had their charges dropped in Clearwater, Florida, after a January incident in which they “glitter bombed” one Jacob Colon at 3 a.m. at his home, The Smoking Gun reported on April 5. Franks and O’Donovan, who are married, allegedly threw glitter containers at Colon as he stood on the balcony of his apartment, then entered his home and further assaulted him with glitter, police said, but prosecutors concluded that “the facts and circumstances revealed do not warrant prosecution at this time.” The “twins” had been free on bond since their arrest for felony burglary. Colon had at one time been involved in a “three-way type of thing” with them, but it had ended before the incident took place.

A U.K.-based startup called Invisibility Shield Co. has brought Harry Potter’s most handy tool to reality, Oddity Central reported. The company’s technology isn’t quite as perfect as the fictional character’s cloak, but it’s close: “From the observer’s perspective,” the company says, “the background light is effectively smeared horizontally across the front face of the shield, over the area where the subject would ordinarily be seen.” Of course, they add, the shield won’t protect users from dementors or Voldemort himself. They hope to start deliveries in December.

Unclear on the Concept

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Jackson, Wisconsin, dentist Scott Charmoli, 61, was convicted on March 10 of five counts of health care fraud and two counts of making false statements about his patients’ treatment, The Washington Post reported, after a scheme in which he drilled into and broke his patients’ teeth so he would have to charge them to fix the damage.

His plan increased his income from $1.4 million in 2014 to $2.5 million a year later. Federal prosecutors reported that Charmoli inserted more crowns in his patients’ mouths than 95% of Wisconsin

Welcome to Hogwarts, Harry!

The Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Little Rock, Arkansas, is facing a lawsuit on behalf of the family of Harold D. Lee of Pauline, South Carolina, who was hoping to be buried next to his parents at a Quitman, Arkansas, cemetery after his death on Thanksgiving Day 2019.

Lee’s body was transferred to the Roller-McNutt facility and arrangements were made for the casket and funeral, KNOE-TV reported, but according to the lawsuit, the funeral home alerted the family on Dec. 10, 2019, that they had “accidentally cremated the body.” Lee

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was extremely religious and “stickily (sic) desired not to be cremated, as he believed his body would be raptured following the second coming,” the lawsuit stated. His wife, Eunice, was violently shaking in shock when she got the news.

The funeral home waived the cost of the funeral and returned $5,000 after the mistake was made, the lawsuit noted.

Great Art

In the London neighborhood of Richmond, an unusual property that’s been dubbed the “Invisible House” is attracting attention—or flying under the radar—of passersby, MyLondon reported. The front of the home sits on a busy thoroughfare and is almost completely covered with one-way mirrored glass, which reflects a roundabout across the road and the busy sidewalk in front. The family, who wanted to remain anonymous, said the architect wanted the mirror to “make the house ‘talk with its environment.’ We really liked the idea and ran with it.” The back of the house sits on a quiet lane and features traditional architecture.

Compelling Explanation

Kitty Deering of Edmond, Oklahoma, was surprised to learn that students at her daughter’s high school were selling “white privilege” cards for $10 around Valentine’s Day, KFOR-TV reported on March 31. The white cards read “Trumps Everything” on the front and, on the back, “This card grants its bearers happiness

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because it’s the color of your skin and not the choices that you make that determines your ability to be successful.” But Joel Patrick, the creator of the cards (who is Black), said the cards were “created as a joke. If they’re saying this in seriousness, that’s a personal problem with them. You don’t go around telling someone you’re better than them.” Deering isn’t buying it. “There’s been years of ongoing issues of segregation here ... between staff, between students, between the community,” she said. “We have to change it. That’s not how I raise my children.”

Unclear on the Concept

The owner of a tree-removal service in Dearborn, Michigan, has been arrested after several warnings about dumping debris in Detroit city limits, Fox2-TV reported. Police said Mahmoud Saad already had more than $14,000 in fines before his arrest on March 25, which he had paid. “Vehicles that have been registered to this person we have caught eight different times on our dumping cameras,” said Officer Jeremy Woods. “Every time we talk to him, he acts like he’s remorseful and then he does it again.” Cmdr. Eric Decker called it a “slap in the face.” Saad was held on a misdemeanor charge, which may result in more fines and having to pay for cleanup at multiple locations. p Send your weird news items with subject line WEIRD NEWS to WeirdNewsTips@amuniversal.com.

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PUZZLES THE INSIDE WORD How many 2 or more letter words can you make in 2 minutes from the letters in: Afeared (40 words)

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1. What was banned in the U.S. in 1920? (a) Gambling (b) Strikes (c) Alcohol 2. Where was the ancient wonder The Hanging Gardens located? (a) Athens (b) Babylon (c) Alexandria 3. King Henry the VII was a member of what royal house? (a) Tudor (b) York (c) Stewart 4. In what year did the mini skirt first appear? (a) 1960 (b) 1964 (c) 1968 5. Off the coast of what country did the Queen Elizabeth I sink? (a) China (b) Brazil (c) Spain 6. What Swedish motor vehicle manufacturer acquired the Dutch company DAF in the mid 1970s? (a) Saab (b) Volvo (c) Dacia

Shakespeare was not afraid to use afeared through his career, though others in later years preferred ‘afraid,’ which you may be afeared to hear comes from a different root word. Regional usage of afeared continues in this hemisphere of Carolina, West Virginia, and Kentucky, and they appear sincere and not afeared to steer clear, nor mishear, lest they interfere with the revered sonneteer, which is, I’m afeared, moot and absurd.

Scoring: 31 - 40 = Aloft; 26 - 30 = Ahead; 21 - 25 = Aweigh; 16 - 20 = Amidships; 11 - 15 = Aboard; 05 - 10 = Adrift; 01 - 05 = Aground

by Bill Sells

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Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all digits 1 to 9.

CRYPTOQUIP

Cap Owl Club Fall Gown Hawk Life Mare Time

Court Games Light Nurse Rider Shade Shift Shirt Stick Table Train Watch

And Day Before Porter School Sweats Things Vision

Clothes Crawler

9 Letter Words Blindness On The Town

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The CryptoQuip below is a quote in substitution code, where A could equal R, H could equal P, etc.

One way to break the code is to look for repeated letters. E, T, A, O, N and I are the most often used letters.

A single letter is usually A or I; OF, IS and IT are common 2-letter words; and THE and AND are common 3-letter words.

Good luck!

3 Letter Words 5 Letter Words 6 Letter Words 7 Letter Words 4 Letter Words

History Lesson

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

17 Demoiselle 21 Sofia’s locale, briefly 23 Without delay 26 One, in Portuguese 27 Elliott of “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” 28 Prodded 29 Skein formers 31 Ditty 32 River of Flanders 33 Dundee denizen 34 Ionian gulf 35 Models have them 37 More than plump 40 Yankee’s foe 46 Stigmatize DOWN 47 Elaborate 1 Madly in love 48 Duet plus one 2 Suffering 50 Double-reed instru3 Stingless bee ments 4 Kind of story 52 Majestic 5 Caution 53 Fairy tale character 6 Anne Nichols hero 7 Expression of surprise 54 Pshaw 8 “The Lord of the Rings” 55 Mayberry kid 56 Crackerjack figure 57 Kind of wolf 9 Waste away 10 Repairman’s guarantee 58 One of the Aleutians 11 Computer command 60 Nestling hawk 62 Hair goop 14 Meat loaf extra in gray 15 Chinese food additive 63 General © Copyright 2021 PuzzleJunction.com leftovers 49 “___ of the Flies” 51 Landlord’s due 54 “What a shame” 56 Jai follower 59 Metal in rocks 61 After sugar or soup 62 Redneck, for one 64 Backpacked 65 Sicilian resort 66 First Lady of Jazz 67 Hook shape 68 Onion’s kin 69 They’re caught in pots

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